March 27, 2009 Shabbat Shalom, Blow the Shofar! The new moon has been sighted in many locations including Illinois; Michigan; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; and Caledonia, Ontario. Nehemia Gordon sent an Abib report yesterday concerning the barley maturity. The good news is that the barley is in the Abib stage. Your reports can be submitted online through the following form, New Moon Report. 2009 Abib CalendarPassover Sacrificed
Pesach - Abib 14 - April 10Wave Sheaf Offering
Yom Omer - Yom Omer 1 - Abib 16 - April 12Feast of Unleavened Bread
Chag Matzah - Abib 15-21 - April 11 to April 17Feast of Weeks
Chag Shavuot - Yom Omer 50 - May 31Yahweh bless,
J. Meyer Jerusalem, IsraelAbib ReportAviv Found! On Thursday March 26, 2009 we found Aviv Barley in two fields in the Jordan Valley, several kilometers south of Beth Shean. Samplings from these plots of barley were between 70% and 90% Aviv or beyond. Much of the barley we found had ripened past the stage of Aviv. Based on this there will definitely be sufficient quantities of barley that will be harvest-ready in two weeks time. Therefore, the upcoming new moon this Friday night will begin the Month of the Aviv and the new biblical year. Chag HaMatzot (the Feast of Unleavened Bread) will begin on April 10 at sunset and continue until April 17 at sunset. Photographs of this year's Aviv taken by CB Newman are posted at: http://www.karaite-korner.org/aviv/2009/ The following people participated in today's Aviv Search:
Nehemia Gordon, Ruthanne Koch, Devorah Gordon, Dina Marcus, Daniel Pitrone, Baruch ben Hosea, Adam Kinghorn, Bruce Brill, Larry Moldaur, Valerie Knowles, Miri Burgin, C. B. Newman, and Randy Boer. We will examine the barley in the northern Negev tomorrow. However, our findings so far are adequate to determine that the upcoming new moon will begin the new biblical year. Nehemia Gordon and Ruthanne Koch New Moon ReportOn Friday March 27, 2009 we did not sight the moon from Jerusalem. The horizon was covered with clouds. The moon would have been visible if there had not been clouds and therefore based on the principle of potential visibility tonight begins the new biblical month. There may have been observers who sighted the moon from other locations around Israel but we do not expect to receive these reports until after Shabbat. Shanah Tovah!
Happy New Year! Nehemia Gordon St. Thomas, US Virgin IslandsHappy New Year, Shabbat Shalom, Yahweh's blessing to all the saints of Yahweh in Messiah Yahshua. We saw the Abib Moon here in the U. S. Virgin Islands at approximately 6:55 P.M. Sunset was 6:32 PM Atlantic Standard Time. (6 observers) M. Simmons Caledonia, OntarioAnother year with the beautiful sounds of Robins during the sunset. We all saw the new moon within faint clouds at 8:01pm EST. We all hope Yahweh's people are further blessed and enriched with His spirit this year. The Shields Family (6 observers) Zeeland, MichiganShalom brethren, Four of us spotted the moon at about 8:25pm. It is quite high and bright. S. Leys Woodstock, IllinoisSighted a nice "Passover cup"-style New Moon beginning at 19:39 here in Woodstock, IL. Happy New Year, New Moon day, and Sabbath to all! B. Hoeck (5 observers) Holts Summit, MissouriWe were able to see it from 7:45 - 8:00 p.m. We could even see it without our glasses! D. Bitterman (2 observers) Sterling, IllinoisThe new moon was easily seen by about apprx. 10 witnesses...it was quite high and it was in the shape of a bowl. If you would like a First month Scriptural calendar visit www.forhisname.com and click on the calendar link. Shalom and blessed New Year! H. Castillo Sioux City, IowaShabath sholom khol, The crescent was easily visible at 8:01pm CDT, hashofar was sounded to announce the sighting to a mostly deaf world. May His glory fill ha'aretz! ShemuYahu (2 observers) Cisco, TexasChuck and I saw this moon in Cisco, TX. S. Frazer (2 observers) Roseau, DominicaI saw this evening's new moon of Abib at 6:34pm while it was still a bit difficult to be seen due to some thin clouds and it wasn't as yet dark enough that I could have spotted it at the time that I did through the help of Bro. Mathias Francis who was with me at the time. He was able to have spotted it before me and pointed it out to me. So it is both he and I who spotted it at 6:34pm this Sabbath evening. Augustus Paul Venus, TexasHello, Jim, My wife, Norma, and our five children sighted the New Moon crescent here just north of Venus, Texas at 8:00 p.m. CDT. HalleluYah! The Gary McDaniel Family Phoenix, ArizonaMy wife and I sighted the New Moon sliver at 7:07 pm Arizona time in from our front yard in Phoenix AZ. Have a BLESSED NEW YEAR everyone. YAYYYYY Its ABIB, its a New Year. Halleluyah Y. B. Dauwid (2 observers) Alexandria, VirginiaHere in Virginia it was too cloudy to see the new moon. Happy New Year! J. Meyer | 
